A cross-sectional survey of work and income loss consideration among patients with herpes zoster when completing a quality of life questionnaire.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Prior research suggests that many patients do not spontaneously include work/income loss when responding to utility assessments, although this remains unconfirmed in the US due to almost no published US-based studies to date, and has not been previously studied among patients with herpes zoster (HZ). The objective of this study was to examine whether patients with HZ consider work and income loss when completing a quality of life survey.

Methods

A cross-sectional survey was administered to 2000 US adult commercial health plan enrollees aged 50-64 years with ≥ 1 HZ medical claim during 2014. The survey collected information related to health status (EQ-5D), work productivity, and HZ severity and clinical features.

Results

Mean respondent age was 58.4 years [

SUBMITTER: Johnson KD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6109314 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature